Monetary and fiscal policies to play key role in reviving financial sector: Rohit Agarwal

Monetary and fiscal policies to play key role in reviving financial sector: Rohit Agarwal

“We cannot have an economy where credit growth slows down to 10-11% and the economy grows at 6.5-7%. But if you just look at what is starting to happen is there was a deficit of liquidity of about three lakh crores and just recently we seem to see that there are signs of the central … Read more

New income tax provision mandating 45-day payments hurts MSMEs: Will Union Budget 2024-25 offer relief?

New income tax provision mandating 45-day payments hurts MSMEs: Will Union Budget 2024-25 offer relief?

Sometimes the most helpful of things can have an unintentional fallout. Take the 45-day payment rule for MSMEs for instance. With preparation underway for the Union Budget 2024-25, finance ministry officials are trying to understand the unintended impact of the new provision under the Income Tax Act that mandates payments to micro, small and medium … Read more

Equalisation of interest for MSMEs extended till August 31

Equalisation of interest for MSMEs extended till August 31

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday extended the interest equalisation scheme on pre- and post-shipment rupee export credit by two months for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The scheme, which seeks to promote outbound shipments by providing interest benefits to exporters, was to end on June 30. It has now been extended to … Read more

Govt. will give a push to MSME sector, says Kondapalli Srinivas

Govt. will give a push to MSME sector, says Kondapalli Srinivas

FAPSIA president V. Murali Krishna and Aster Ramesh Hospital chairman Dr. Ramesh Babu exchanging a copy of an MoU in presence of MSME Minister Kondapalli Srinivas, at a programme organised in connection with International MSME Day celebrations in Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao MSME, SERP and NRI Empowerment and Relations Minister Kondapalli … Read more

Facing delays, exporters seek priority shipment for MSMEs

Facing delays, exporters seek priority shipment for MSMEs

New Delhi: Indian exporters have sought priority shipment facilities for local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) as transhipment of Bangladesh‘s export cargo to third countries through the Delhi Air Cargo complex is causing delays, inflating freight expenses. The Noida Apparel Export Cluster (NAEC), where 80% of the apparel production and export units are MSMEs, … Read more

Timely finances, tech for MSMEs key policy priority: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Timely finances, tech for MSMEs key policy priority: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi: The government has prioritised the development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) to allow them to grow and compete globally, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Thursday. “It is an important policy priority for our government to ensure timely and adequate finances, relevant technologies and appropriate training for the Micro, Small and Medium … Read more

Two lakh MSMEs started through entrepreneurship year campaign: Rajeeve

Two lakh MSMEs started through entrepreneurship year campaign: Rajeeve

More than two lakh Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been started in the State under the Industries department’s entrepreneurship year initiative with a total investment of ₹12,537 crore and creating 4.3 lakh jobs, Industries Minister P .Rajeeve has said. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Mr. Rajeeve said as on December 29, … Read more

Kalyana Karnataka MSME and Start-up Conclave tomorrow

Kalyana Karnataka MSME and Start-up Conclave tomorrow

Chairman of Kalaburagi Branch of ICAI Mallikarjun Mahantgol and KKCCI president Shashikant Patil addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI The Southern India Regional Council (SIRC) of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in association with Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kalaburagi, will be organising the … Read more

Turning jobseekers into job-givers key goal of government: Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran

Turning jobseekers into job-givers key goal of government: Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran

Turning jobseekers into job-givers is an important goal of the government and many steps have been taken in recent years to achieve this objective, said Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran. “It relieves pressure on the job market. In terms of financing, the credit guarantee scheme that was launched during Covid, and continued until this … Read more